The Lyons Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Estes Park Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Lyons is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 5-4.
Lyons saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davis Abernathy, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Estes Park came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Weld Central onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Saturday.
Not much got past Caleb Sumner, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Weld Central off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Drake Kearney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lyons' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Estes Park, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10.
Estes Park's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lyons has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .437. It's a different story for Estes Park, though, as they've only averaged .355. Will they be able to contain Lyons' hitters?
Everything went Lyons' way against Estes Park when the teams last played back in April as Lyons made off with a 17-11 victory. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Estes Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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